Network security engineer

United Software Group Inc. - Canada; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Network Security Engineer to enhance security measures and protect network integrity. In this dynamic role, you will analyze business requirements, build scalable security solutions, and operationalize network protection strategies. Your expertise will be crucial in conducting technical assessments, managing security projects, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure secure business outcomes. This position offers the chance to work remotely while contributing to vital security initiatives in a collaborative environment. If you thrive in a challenging and evolving field, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with network solutions and security-related infrastructure.
• Understanding of network traffic with a focus on security controls.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and recommend scalable security solutions.
• Build and operationalize network protection solutions and policies.

Skills

Palo Alto firewall

SaSE

Network connectivity troubleshooting

Technical security assessments

Cybersecurity incident investigations

Github Actions

Network traffic analysis

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Technical experience with network solutions

Foundational knowledge of network security architecture

Tools

Splunk

Job description

Role: Network security engineer

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: Halifax, CA (Remote)

The day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Analyze business requirements and provide recommendations for building scalable solutions to meet security functional and non-functional requirements.
2. Build and operationalize solutions to deploy and protect the network. Define and configure security policies throughout the various network boundaries.
3. Create and maintain documentation related to network solutions; this may include conceptual, logical, and physical diagrams; new environment design documents; write-ups on technical capabilities and solution configurations.
4. Perform continuous security policy analysis to ensure effectiveness of security defenses.
5. Develop analytics/Analyze data to improve situational awareness and make informed decisions.
6. Assist with the development and operation of both infrastructure-as-code as well as manual change tracking processes.
7. Manage small to medium security enhancement and remediation projects.
8. Engage with stakeholders on business impacts, identify root cause via data analysis and experimentation, and implement solutions to achieve desired business outcomes securely.

Desired skills:

1. Experience with Palo Alto firewall and/or SaSE.
2. Experience troubleshooting website connectivity issues and/or core network connectivity issues.
3. Experience conducting technical security assessments and implementing policy changes to remediate gaps.
4. Experience conducting cybersecurity incident investigations and remediating identified policy gaps.
5. Experience with Github Actions utilized for configuration-as-code/infrastructure-as-code.
6. Experience performing network traffic analysis via Splunk.

Background should include:

1. Technical experience with network solutions; either infrastructure or security related.
2. Understanding of network traffic with security controls in mind.
3. Understanding of network technology.
4. Foundational knowledge of malware operation and indicators of threat, current threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc).
5. Foundational knowledge of network security architecture best practices.
6. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
7. Ability to prioritize and execute with minimal direction or oversight.